Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor

By Marcus Luttrell

Marcus Luttrell, 35, is a Navy Seal from Huntsville, Texas tells about his experience in

Afghanistan with Seal team 10, on their mission called Operation Redwings. The six Navy

seals were deployed to Afghanistan to kill a high ranking Taliban leader named Ahmad

Shah. Chasing this target in the Hindu Kush mountains, the men encounter the Taliban and

engage in firefight. After hours of strenuous warfare, his team is killed along with the

other 16 troops in the rescue helicopter that was shot down. After being blown off of a

cliff by an RPG, Marcus is the only survivor. He has the absolute highest honor and

respect for his fallen teammates. He stresses the important mindset instilled within Navy

SEALS that they are unstoppable, that they are the best all around.

At the mere age of 15, Marcus and his twin brother began training to become Navy

SEALS with a neighbor who also is an ex-SEAL. Weight training, endurance, and other

backbreaking tasks were done by Marcus through his teenage years. 1999 was when we

enter the United States Navy, and learned what it meant to serve your country. Through

boot camp and training, Marcus learned things besides naval tactics. He discovered the

special brotherhood he was entering, and the strong bond between teammates. He wanted everyone to know how strong and brave members of the armed farces are, and for not any person to doubt them. He he living his dream being a navy SEAL